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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1917
Page
6
Continuing his isolated assaults on French lines the German crown prince sent troops forward north of Moulin de Laffaux where the front turns northeast of Soissons and against the battered positions on Hill 304 in a renewed offensive near the riverfront.
Military report notes limited gains near Moulin de Laffaux as Germans hold pockets of trenches. French artillery checks German efforts on Hill 3804 with heavy losses. Ypres sees intensified shelling while Arras shows little infantry action. May British captures total 3412 Germans and a large gun. April yields 19 000 prisoners and 2657 guns. Austrian attempts near Vodice repulsed by Italians.
A man leaped from a second story window as fire destroyed a barn attached to the Outlook Sanitarium on Cedar Avenue Arlington Heights. Miss Josephine Dwyer was helped down stairs. both were sanitarium employees sleeping on the barn’s second floor. The barn and a car burned. damage about 50 dollars.
Terry Brooks replaced Frankie Mack with 24 hours notice and faced Mike Paulson in a spirited draw that many felt Brooks deserved. Paulson built an early lead before Brooks shifted momentum, nearly flooring Paulson in the ninth before a bell saved him. Preliminary bouts saw Young Buck Jew defeat Tom Boutélier and Joe Flynn stop Frank Repeto. Billy Galvin was halted by smelling salts and Joe Farren won by stoppage.
Washington reports that on June 1 President Wilson promised spring wheat growers in the Northwest government protection in marketing their crops. He said prices would be kept high enough to spur production and that permanent marketing reforms may evolve from wartime measures.
Farmers urge federal operation of grain exchanges and storage facilities as a path to stabilize prices. The American Woman's Suffrage Association proposes a Suffrage Thrift Teague to aid food waste reduction, while Emile Level of the French mission reports France needs about 160 million bushels of grain next year. Allied purchases will be coordinated in London, with Hoover to review them. A national food administration and a food research commission will be formed to study diet and related topics.
Former Boston mayor Fitzgerald visits the White House and Capitol to push legislation applying conscription to alien residents five years or more and to levy a 5 percent wage tax as a revenue measure. He discusses with President Wilson and with Senators Simmons Walsh Weeks and Saulsbury, and with Secretaries McAdoo Daniels and Baker on coal. He travels to Boston after meetings.
Ottawa dispatch reports A. H. Gould of New Bedford Massachusetts among the wounded in today s casualty list. The item identifies Gould as a New Bedford resident and notes his inclusion in the tally of wounded.
Rheinische Westfalische Zeitung reports a submerged U boat rammed a British submarine in the channel on April 19. Both vessels surfaced briefly, then dived after separating by about five yards. the German commander did not see the British sub again.
In Springfield Missouri on June 1 the infant son of J Holland Keet a former local banker is held by kidnappers. After two days of relentless search the abductors who took the baby from its bed while a maid slept nearby and the parents attended a Country Club ball have not yet disclosed a rendezvous point.
An anonymous letter spurred the baby's father to drive through a storm with 6000 to secure the child's release but kidnappers failed to meet due to weather or fear. A second letter arrives today. Detectives suspect a woman authored the note. Mrs. Kate Keet is described as a leading Southwestern Missouri figure with the family estate valued around 3 million dollars. Mr. Keet recently resigned as vice president of the Holland Banking Company to manage the estate.
Hank Gowdy shocks major league fans by enlisting in the Ohio National Guard after a day’s leave. He plans duties as headquarters orderly under General Speaks, with baseball duties likely ending around July 15. Manager Stallings, Braves and Reds react to the sudden loss as a storm cancels today’s game and Scott Perry joins the Boston rotation tomorrow.
Paris June 1 Premier Ribot told the Chamber that the government will not facilitate travel of French Socialists to the international Socialist congress in Stockholm. The move draws swift criticism from opposition members who accuse the government of curbing socialist peace efforts.
Premier Ribot, presiding at a morning ministerial council, defended government responsibility in peace talks with stockholm delegates. He rejected rumors of secret pacts with Russia and warned against foreign incitement, promising action against rioters and enforcement of military laws on foreign residents.
Magrane-Houston Company workers and a large group of Red Cross volunteers danced at the Chateau on Huntington Avenue. An exhibition drill by a khaki uniformed unit from Magrane-Houston, R. H. Stearns, and Old Colony Trust, under Captain Moulton, preceded escort duty for Red Cross workers. Guests included Charles F. Magrane, A. Hanley, and Joseph Magrane junto with store staff.
New Orleans challenger Pete Herman outpointed local favorite Joe Lynch in ten rounds here. Herman floored Lynch for a three count in the third round. Herman weighed 1191 2 pounds, Lynch 118 1 2.
A. I. Konova loff, minister of commerce and trade, resigns from Petrograd amid a split with M. Skobeleff, minister of labor, over economic and financial measures during the current crisis.
The fortress defending Petrograd was seized after a vote of 210 to 40 with eight abstentions. The action marks a decisive shift amid ongoing tensions and power struggles in the region.
Workmen and soldiers delegates announce Kronstadt will deal with Petrograd only through the Petrograd branch. Kronstadt council says it holds effective power, rejects the provisional government, and has removed all government representatives. Strikes threaten production in over 120 Petrograd factories, aiming for a six hour day and a 150 ruble monthly minimum for women.
James Reardon a private in company F Ninth Regiment escaped from the guardhouse at the East Armory where he awaited trial by general court martial for conduct prejudicial to the service. A provost guard searched the vicinity and police were alerted. Reardon is 26, 5 feet 9, 160 pounds, from Lawrence and wore a dark suit cap and regulation shirt and shoes.
The French captured a German post south of Chevreux and took prisoners. Naval aircraft from Dunkirk raided Ostend Zeebrugge and Bruges dropping many tons of bombs. Heavy gunfire peaked along Belgian dunes and the Ypres bend in the Wyt schaete sector. Austrian efforts to regain ground in the Italian offensive failed in the Vodice area.
Two men tried to force 16 year old Mary Fiske and her friend into a car on South Common street in Lynn. The girls screamed, the attackers fled, and police have a description of the pair and vehicle and are searching for them.
A fire last night destroyed an unoccupied barn on Park Avenue in Arlington Heights. The flames drew attention from nearby towns but caused only slight damage. The barn is owned by Mrs. Lucy Parker.
Dublin June 1 The council of the Irish Unionist Alliance resolved to join the convention proposed by the British government if it includes fair representation of Unionists from the three southern provinces.
Last night in Monument square Charlestown a recruiting rally brought ten new men into the Fifth Regiment. Three companies participated in the parade that preceded the meeting led by Chaplain E. H. Rollins and General William H. Oakes.
Emma M. Furbush widow of Joseph H. Furbush died in Cambridge. Funeral services at her late residence 28 Crescent Street on Monday June 4 at 2 pm.
Lost fox terrier with three black spots on back and brown head, please return to 194 W Selden St Mattapan. Reward offered.
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